
** FILE ** Former Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, here in 2004 with U.S. troops in Iraq. (Associated Press)

Former Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (above) will appear at a campaign fundraiser for an Iraq War veteran, Ilario Pantano (right), on April 16 at the Capitol Hill Club in Washington. Mr. Pantano, a Republican, is seeking a rematch against Rep. Mike McIntyre, an eight-term Democratic incumbent, in North Carolina's 7th Congressional District. The fundraiser is sponsored by the Afghanistan and Iraq Veterans for Congress. (Associated Press)

Former Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld must be looking forward to American Spectator's Robert L. Bartley Dinner on Tuesday. (Associated Press)

Former Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld (left) and former President George W. Bush pause for a moment of silence after laying a wreath at the Pentagon on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011, in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Donald H. Rumsfeld, secretary of defense in the George W. Bush administration speaks at CPAC Alaska cruise 2011. (Emily Miller/The Washington Times)

Donald H. Rumsfeld, secretary of defense in the George W. Bush administration, speaking at CPAC Alaska 2011. (Emily Miller/The Washington Times)

Donald H. Rumsfeld (right), secretary of defense in the George W. Bush administration is interviewed by The Washington Times's Emily Miller at CPAC Alaska 2011. (photo by Jo Anne Reed)

Donald H. Rumsfeld (right), secretary of defense in the George W. Bush administration is interviewed by The Washington Times's Emily Miller at CPAC Alaska 2011. (photo by Jo Anne Reed)

Donald H. Rumsfeld (left), secretary of defense in the George W. Bush administration, and Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform, participate in a CPAC Cruise 2011 event. (Emily Miller/The Washington Times)